Comment Re:OP - additional info (Score 1) 341
It sounds like you've done the right things so far and lawsuits and name & shame are like firing off nukes, you don't want to have to resort to those as long as there are alternatives.
You know the client, your relationship with them and the future of your business better than any of us so you are ultimately always going to be in the best position to know what to do.
My nature is to be gentle but direct when confronted with excuses and would ask "Do you really intend to pay us? When?" Get it in writing or email, then when that date comes round, repeat. That has worked for me several times.
I've also paid a lawyer to just write a letter asking on my behalf about their intentions and what reasons they may have for not paying. Sometimes that's enough,.
They are behaving like weasels though. If you can avoid it, I hope you won't do any more work for them, or at least not without payment up front.